With 5,700 Movie Screens Shut Down and the Box Office in a Slump, Theaters Are Still Waiting for a Post-Pandemic Comeback
variety.com
Movie theaters are considering discount pricing and investing in Imax and 4DX to attract audiences, but the 2025 box office is in a slump.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27420780

Movie theaters are considering discount pricing and investing in Imax and 4DX to attract audiences, but the 2025 box office is in a slump.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    8 days ago

    I was surprised to learn that Mickey 17 just came out March 7th and is already slated for home video in May. I saw a trailer, googled it, found out it was coming out in theaters the day after and Blu Ray/UHD May 13th.

    https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/releasedates.php?year=2025&month=5

    2 months seems super short and that’s physical. I bet streaming is even sooner.

    Digital 3/25 - So… yesterday. 18 days after hitting theaters.

    https://gamerant.com/mickey-17-hitting-digital/

    Edit Apparently the film had been delayed a year due to the strikes in Hollywood, so it seems likely the accelerated schedule is a result of the delays.

    • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.comEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      Yea. Before if you wanted to be part of the conversation, you had to see it in theaters. Now you can wait to watch at home and it hasn’t even fully left theaters. I never got the appeal of theaters, so I’m loving this, but it’s obvious that it’s a big issue. It’s gotten expensive too, but honestly I’m not sure that’s making as big a difference as people are suggesting.